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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do the women refer to their society when it still included men?
(a) As bi-sexual.
(b) As man-ruled.
(c) As two-sided.
(d) As co-gendered.

2. Where did the author live with her second husband for twenty-two years?
(a) New Hampshire.
(b) New York.
(c) Maryland.
(d) Connecticut.

3. What are Vandyck, Terry and Jeff prepared to do if they find there are men in the all-female society?
(a) Return with a larger exploratory party.
(b) Offer the men money.
(c) Defend themselves.
(d) Run away.

4. As far as Terry is concerned, what are the only women worth knowing?
(a) Powerful women.
(b) Young, pretty women.
(c) Educated women.
(d) Sweet, docile women.

5. How many women are in the room adjoining where the men woke up?
(a) Eighteen.
(b) Three.
(c) Fifteen.
(d) Twenty.

6. What is Vandyck's surname?
(a) Johnson.
(b) James.
(c) Jenkins.
(d) Jennings.

7. What does Vandyck note about the clothing that they are wearing?
(a) The clothes have many pockets.
(b) The clothes shine in the moonlight.
(c) The clothes are warm.
(d) The clothes are very dirty.

8. What is the name of Vandyck's tutor?
(a) Zava.
(b) Moadine.
(c) Ceris.
(d) Somel.

9. What do the men not see while flying over the female society's land?
(a) Cattle.
(b) Roadways.
(c) People.
(d) Houses.

10. During their escape, what signal does Terry use to let his friends know he has found a secure footing?
(a) He hoots like an owl.
(b) He lights a match.
(c) He tugs on the rope three times.
(d) He tosses a stone up to his friends.

11. How is Terry described?
(a) As immature.
(b) As wealthy.
(c) As sensitive.
(d) As arrogant.

12. Who is the author of "Herland"?
(a) Ayn Rand.
(b) Margaret Atwood.
(c) Charlotte Perkins Gilman.
(d) Barbara Pym.

13. Which activity is used by the guards to pass time?
(a) Letter writing.
(b) Knitting.
(c) Painting.
(d) Gardening.

14. How do the guards treat the men when they are recaptured?
(a) Good naturedly.
(b) Roughly.
(c) Like naughty children.
(d) Cautiously.

15. What genre of fiction does "Herland" belong to?
(a) Historical fiction.
(b) Literary fiction.
(c) Utopian fiction.
(d) Science fiction.

Short Answer Questions

1. After descending the cliff, what does the men follow?

2. What color are the houses that the men see?

3. How many children does the Goddess of Motherhood bear?

4. How did the author of "Herland" die?

5. What impresses Jeff upon waking in Chapter 3?

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